Performance may not be everything but you should always be striving to get the best out of your vessel.

This page is dedicated to sailors and those wishing to improve their sailing knowledge.

We have included our own work on how we sail Paikea and our experience on various other high-performance yachts. We also have a collection of tips and tricks for working with composites and personalised playlists on how to make soft shackles and choose the right anchor for your boat.

We are constantly updating this page and our blog posts so be sure to return and check them out regularly. Alternatively, subscribe for free to our emailing list at the bottom of this page and we’ll keep you up to date,

Open Forum

Learn how to correctly trim your kite, sail downwind in 20kts+, understand dagger board placement, reefing your mainsail, sailing upwind… There’s a little bit for everyone here.

Paikea’s Upgrades

Find out what upgrades we have done to our Catana42s. We have links to various blog posts on most of our major upgrades.

Paikea not long after we bought her and before any major modifications. We had, however lowered the boom to its new position.

Sailing Tutorials

Learn how to correctly trim your spinnaker, sail downwind in heavy airs, understand dagger board placement, tips for reefing your mainsail, sail tri videos for sailing upwind… There’s a little bit for everyone here.

Daggerboards

A specific playlist for those wanting to understand how to use daggerboards on a large catamaran.

Performance Multihull Sailing

We also have a selection of videos taken while working on large multihulls including Orma 60 trimaran and Gunboat performance multihulls.

Working with Composites

Resources for those interested in how we use composites on Paikea.

Splicing and Soft Shackles

We make and use soft shackles on Paikea. While we don’t have any of our own “how to” videos at this stage, we can send you directly to the guys who know their stuff. Level up your splicing knowledge with this channel of rock climbing enthusiasts.